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Massachusetts Harvest Calendar — Month-by-Month U-Pick Season Guide
Find out exactly when to pick fresh strawberries, blueberries, peaches, apples, pumpkins, and Christmas trees across Massachusetts. Updated for 2026 based on data from 17 farms in our directory.
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🫐Blueberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍎Apples | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🎃Pumpkins | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | |||
| 🍑Peaches | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🍓Strawberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●● | |||
| 🍇Raspberries | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●● | |||
| 🍒Cherries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🍅Tomatoes | ● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🫐Blackberries | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ● | ||||
| 🍇Grapes | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | |||||
| 🎄Christmas Trees | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ● | ●●● | |||||
| 🌻Sunflowers | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● |
🫐Blueberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 16 farms in Massachusetts:
🍎Apples
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 14 farms in Massachusetts:
🎃Pumpkins
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 14 farms in Massachusetts:
🍑Peaches
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 13 farms in Massachusetts:
🍓Strawberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October and December. 13 farms in Massachusetts:
🍇Raspberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September, October and December. 11 farms in Massachusetts:
🍒Cherries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 7 farms in Massachusetts:
🍅Tomatoes
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 6 farms in Massachusetts:
🫐Blackberries
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 5 farms in Massachusetts:
🍇Grapes
Peak April, May, June, July, August, September and October. 3 farms in Massachusetts:
🎄Christmas Trees
Peak June, July, August, September, October and December. 1 farm in Massachusetts:
🌻Sunflowers
Peak May, June, July, August, September and October. 1 farm in Massachusetts:
Frequently asked questions
When is strawberry season in Massachusetts?
Strawberry picking usually runs May, June, July, August, September, October and December. Arrive early on weekends because fields can sell out by noon.
What crops can I pick in October?
Expect October weekends to focus on Blueberries, Apples & Pumpkins. Check farm field reports the night before you go, especially after heavy rain.
Where can I find the best pumpkin patches in Massachusetts?
Pumpkin patches peak May, June, July, August, September and October. Prioritize farms that post wagon schedules and corn maze hours so you can time sunset visits.
When do apples ripen in Massachusetts?
Apple orchards hit their stride May, June, July, August, September and October. Early September weekends spotlight Honeycrisp before late-season Pink Lady wraps things up.